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Song
From: daniel_b@postoffice.utas.edu.au (Daniel Beckitt)
TRAGIC COMIC - Extreme
Lyrics and Music - Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone
Timing - each crotchet (Quarter note) represented by a |
- semiquavers represented like | e & a (representing 4 semi-quavers
- 16th notes)
g - grace note
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
(b) - bend up (eg (1/2b) - bend up a half tone)
r - release bend
: - bar line (lyrics only)
| + a OR & + a- semiquaver (16ths) triplet
p - pull off
p.m. - mute strings
^^^ - vibrato
Intro:-
Bass Guitar
| & a / | & | & | & | & | e & | & | e & | & \
Gb|---------|------------------|--------------------------| Db|---------|o-----------2/5---|-------------------------o| (Won't continue with &'s unless Ab|-7\--0-0-|o---2/5-3---------|---------2-0---0-3---2---o| they're really needed!!) Eb|---------|--3-------------0-|-0-0-4-----------------3--|
\ /
Guitar
(Rhythm Figure 1)...
/ | | | | | | | | \ | | | | | | | |
Eb|--1-1-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x-0---0-0-0--|-1-1-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x-0---0-0-0-| Bb|--0-0-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-1---1-1-0--|-0-0-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-1---1-1-1-| Gb|o-0-0-x-0---0-x-1-|---1-x-2---2-2-0-o|-0-0-x-0---0-x-1-|---1-x-2---2-2-2-| Db|o-0-0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-2-0-o|-0-0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-2-2-| Ab|--2-2-x-3---3-x-2-|---2-x-0---0-0-0--|-2-2-x-3---3-x-2-|---2-x-0---0-0-0-| Eb|--3-3-x---------0-|---0-x------------|-3-3-x---------0-|---0-x-----------|
\ /
| | | | | | | |
|-1-1-1-1-x-1-|---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-x-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-2-2-2-2-x-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-x-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-| (end Rhythm Figure 1) |-3-3-3-3-x-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-1-1-1-1-x-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| | | | | | | |
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-2-|---2-2-2-2-x---| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-|---3-3-3-3-x---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---2-2-2-2-x-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-x-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|-------------0-| |-------------3---|---------------|
p.m......|
(Rhythm Figure 2)...
| e & a g | | | e & a | e & a g | g | | e & a | e & a g | | | e & a
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----x-x-----------x-x-2---|-----x-x-------4/6\--x-x-2---|-----x-x-----------x-x-2---| |-----x-x-----5-----x-x-2---|-----x-x-----5-----7-x-x-2---|-----x-x-----5-----x-x-2---| |-----x-x-5/7---7\0-x-x-0---|-----x-x-5/7---------x-x-0---|-----x-x-5/7---7\0-x-x-0---| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
| e & a | g | | e & a
(1/2b) r
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |----------------------2-x-x-2---| |----------------------2-x-x-2---| (end Rhythm Figure 2) |-----2--------2-0-5/7-0-x-x-0---| |--------------------------------|
1 Flow ers,
w/Rhythm Figure 2 (x2)
/ <- (repeat back to here)
| | & | & : | | | & | & : | & | & | & | & : | | | & | & :
\
1 I sent, were found dead on their ar riv al. The words,
2 we dine, I for get to push in your seat. I wear
| | | & | & : | | | & | & : | & | & | & | & : | | | & | & :
1 I said, in sert ed foot in my mouth ful. So when
2 the wine, spill ing hearts all o ver my sleeve. A stitch
w/Rhythm Figure 1 (First 3 bars only)
| | | & | & : | | | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
1 we dance, my lead it ain't so grace ful. Is
2 in time, pro pos ing down on my knees. Split
Rhythm Fill 1 ....................|
| & | & | & | &
|---------------------------------| |---3----3---0-----0------------0-| |---0----0---0-----0-----2----2-0-| |------------------------2----2-0-| |---3----3---2-----2-----0----0---| |-------------------------------3-|
n't so, not ain't so.
ting be tween the seams.
Chorus:
w/Rhythm Figure 1
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
I'm a hap less rom an tic,
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
St t tut ter ing p po et.
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
Just call me a trag ic com ic, 'cause I'm
| | | | : | | | & | & :
In In love with you
Rhythm Figure 3...
| | | | | & | e & a | e & a | &
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-| (end Rhythm Figure 3) |-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|-------------------------| |-------------3---|-------------------------|
p.m......|
Ahh.
------------------------------------------------------
| 1. w/Rhythm Figure 2 (First 2 bars only)
| | | | | & | & + a | & | & | | | | | | | & | & \
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-x---|---------|----------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-|---3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-x---|---------|----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-x-2-|---------|---------------o| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-x-2-|---------|---------------o| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|-----------------------0-|---------|----------------| |-------------3---|-------------------------|---------|----------------|
p.m......| /
Ahh. And when
-------------------
| 2.
| | | | | | | | e & a | | | | | | | |
|---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2---2-2---x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-| |---3-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-0---0-0---x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-| |---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2---2-2---x-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-----1-| |---0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-1---1-1---x-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-| |-------3---3-x---|---------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-| |-----------------|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-|
Bridge:
| & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | g & | & | e & a
|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|-4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-|-------------------0-0-| |-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|-5-5-5---5----5-5-5-|-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-|-2-2-x-------------0-0-| |-1-1-1--1---1-1-1-|-6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-|-2-2-x-------4-4---1-1-| |-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|-6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-|-2-2-x-------4-4---2-2-| |-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|-4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|--------------------|-0-0-x-2/4---2-2---2-2-| |-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------0-0-|
No bod y can know the trou ble I've seen.
| & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | &
|-0-0-0--0---0----0------0---|----4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|----2-2---2----2--------2--2---2----| |-0-0-0--0---0----0------0---|----5-5-5---5----5-5-5-|----3-3---3----3--------3--3---3----| |-1-1-1--1---1----1------1---|----6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|----2-2---2----2--------2--2---2----| |-2-2-2--2---2----2------2---|----6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|----0-0---0----0--------0--0---0----| |-2-2-2--2---2----2------2---|----4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|------------------------------------| |-0-0-0--0---0----0------0---|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
No bod y | can know the | the trou ble I've |
| | the trou ble I've |
| & | & | & g | e & a : g | & | & | & | & : g | & | & | & | e & a :
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| |
(1b) r | (1b) | (1/2b) |
|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------11--------9---|-11--------------------|-13------------13------\11-11--9-11-| |----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
| & | g & | & | e & a | | | | | | | |
|-0-0-x------------------------0-0-|---0--0-0--0---0-0-0-|----4--4-4----4----4-4-4---| |-2-2-x------------------------0-0-|---0--0-0--0---0-0-0-|----5--5-5----5----5-5-6---| |-2-2-x--------------4-4-------1-1-|---1--1-1--1---1-1-1-|----6--6-6----6----6-6-6---| |-2-2-x--------------4-4-------2-2-|---2--2-2--2---2-2-2-|----6--6-6----6----6-6-6---| |-0-0-x-2/4----------2-2-------2-2-|---2--2-2--2---2-2-2-|----4--4-4----4----4-4-4---| |------------------------------0-0-|---0--0-0--0---0-0-0-|---------------------------|
seen. | No bod y | can know the |
seen. | | |
| | |
| & | e & a | + a & a | e & a : g | & | & | & | & : | & | g & | & | & a :
| | (1b) r |
|----------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |-9-------x-x-9-11-9----9----------|------9----9-----9---|-13--------11p9--------x-x-| |-------------9-11-9----9----------|------9----9-----9---|---------------------------| |--------------------11---11-9\7---|-9/11----------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------9-|---------------------|---------------------------|
| & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | &
|-------4-----4----4---4-x-----------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------6-----6----6---6-x------7----|---7------7----7-7-7-x----9----|---9------9----9-9-9---9---9-| |-------6-----6----6---6-x------7----|---7------7----7-7-7-x----9----|---9------9----9-9-9---9---9-| |-------6-----6----6---6-x------7----|---7------7----7-7-7-x----9----|---9------9----9-9-9---9---9-| |-------4-----4----4---4-x------5----|---5------5----5-5-5-x----7----|---7------7----7-7-7---7---7-| |------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
trou ble I | get in to | when I'm with |
| | |
| ^^^^^^ | ^^^^ |
g | & g | & | & | g & : | & a g | & | & | g & | | & a g | & | & a | e & :
(1b) hold bend (1b) | r (1b) (1b) | r (1b) |
|----------------------------12------|----p10----------------14------|----p12----------------------| |----------16------16----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------13---------------------------|--------10---------------------|--------11-----9--\--------9-| |-13/15------------------------------|---------------12----x---------|-----------------------9h11--| |------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------9h11------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| | | | | | | | & | | | < Strum up | | | | | | | | |
|-9---9--x-------------|---------2-|-----0--------------|---------|---0-------------| |-10--10-x-9-x-7-x-5---|-------x-3-|-----3--------------|---------|-----3-----------| |-11--11-x-9-x-7-x-5---|-------x-4-|-----1--------------|---------|-------1-------2-| |-11--11-x-9-x-7-x-5---|-------x-4-|-----0--------------|---------|---------0-----2-| |-9---9--x-7-x-5-x-3---|-------x-2-|-----2--------------|---------|-----------2---0-| |----------------------|-----------|--------------------|---------|-------------0---|
Tra gic com e dy.
w/Rhythm Figure 2 (first 3 bars only) w/Rhythm Fill 1
| | | | | | | | | | | g & | & | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
(1/2b)
(1b)
|---------|---------|-----------------------|---------8-------7-------5-------| |---------|---------|-------12--------12-10-|---------------------------------| |---------|---------|-------12--------12-9--|-----7/9-----5/7-----4/5-----2/4-| |---------|---------|-----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------|---------|-----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------|---------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
w/Rhythm Figure 1
| & | & | & | & | & | & | & |
^^^^^^
|-3---------------4-|-------5-----5\-| |-----------------6-|-------5-----5\-| |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|
I'm a hap less rom an tic
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
St t tut ter ing p po et.
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
Just call me a trag ic com ic, 'cause I'm
| | | | : | | | & | & :
In In love with you
| | | |
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|
p.m......|
w/Rhythm Figure 1
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
I'm a hap less rom an tic,
La, da, da, da,
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
St t tut ter ing p po et.
da da, da. La, da, da, da,
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
Just call me a trag ic com ic, 'cause I'm
da, da, da, da.
| | & | & | : | & | & | & | & :
In In love with you
Tra gic com ic, 'cause I'm in love.
w/Rhythm Figure 3
| | | & | : | | | | :
Ah.
Ah.
| | | | | | | | | & | & | |
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2-2-x-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|---3-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-0-0-x-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-|---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2-2-x-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-0-|---0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-1-1-x-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-------3---3-x---|-------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|-----------------|-------------|
Ah.
This next section is in 'free time'. I have still included some timing markings to give
some idea of how it is to be played
| | | | & | e & a | e & a | e & a | & | | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a |
trem. pick
hold...................................................................
|-0-|--------------|-0---------------------------|---------------0-----|-------------0-------| |-3-|-3----------1-|-----3---3---------------3---|-----------3-----3---|---------3-----3-----| |-1-|--------------|---1---1-------1-------1---1-|---------1---1-------|-----1-----1---------| |-0-|--------------|-----------0-2---0---0-------|---0---0-------------|---0---0-------------| |-2-|--------------|-------------------2---------|-----2---------------|-2-------------------| |-0-|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Daniel Beckitt
University of Tasmania
daniel_b@postoffice.utas.edu.au
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